Gainesville FL

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A Gainesville man was arrested Saturday after police say he exposed himself outside a woman’s apartment late Friday night. According to an arrest report, Derek Doby, 31, was arrested on March 14. Gainesville Police say the incident happened around 10:40 p.m. on Friday at an...

Marion County commissioners are set to consider an ordinance that would broaden eligibility into a program that helps economically disadvantaged residents pay their property taxes. The Marion County Board of County Commissioners will host a public hearing to consider an amendment that could provide financial relief...

A 36-year-old Ocala man was arrested last week after allegedly threatening his girlfriend with a gun and firing one round in their shared bedroom. On Friday, March 6, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office corporal and deputy responded to a local residence after receiving reports of a “possible domestic disturbance,”...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A 19-year-old man died early Sunday morning after a single-car crash in Alachua County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the crash happened at midnight near Northwest 165th Street and Northwest 270th Avenue. Investigators say the SUV was traveling northbound on...

Jomekia Lakresha Archer, 46, was arrested yesterday for allegedly pointing a rifle at a group of neighbors that included children. The post Gainesville woman arrested for pointing rifle at neighbors and children appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Following a competitive bidding process, Marion County commissioners are set to approve a $1.04 million project to resurface a key stretch of NE 35th Street/NE 60th Court in east Ocala, with work expected to begin this spring. The Marion County Board of County Commissioners will vote Tuesday, March 17, to...

FLORIDA — Authorities are investigating the suspicious death of a woman whose body was discovered Friday evening along Silver Road in Marion County. According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the area around 7 p.m. on March 13 after receiving a report of a possible overdose. When emergency...

Marion County officials will make a final decision next week on a request from a couple of homeowners who want permission to keep two horses on their 1.29-acre residential lot. The Marion County Board of County Commissioners will vote Tuesday, March 17, on a Special Use Permit request from homeowners...

An Ocala man was fatally struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross State Road 200 in Citrus County, marking another tragic pedestrian death involving a resident of Marion County this year. The fatal accident occurred on State Road 200 in Citrus County on Friday, March 13. According to a...

Assistant State Attorney Meredith Poisson told Circuit Judge Peter Brigham on March 13 that Jesse Levi Six is a danger to the community and therefore should be held at the Marion County Jail without bail while awaiting resolution of his DUI manslaughter case. Six's lawyer, David Wilson, argued his client is not a...